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no***~va Bentne1.Joural Copa xTuouPsox & Buear. Paors.0. TfHOMPSON, RDom.Habto ription $1.00 Per Annum.Advertising Rastes R1asonableThe Local Nowspaper.It is to the interest of everytown to support a good newspaper,asys the Atlanta Constitution, notthrough local pride alone, but foi.ractical business reasons. Aaewspapper is constantly doing tattimoes as much for its own town ait could hope to get pay for-morthan it could charge for if it wouldThe more prosperous a newspaper is the more it is liable to dcShow us a good weekly paper fullolive local ads, with a general citculation throughout the countryand we will show you an uostcdate prosperous progressive community.Show us a community that pstsistently proceds on tha idea thathe editor of the home paper calive on the "pil' that accumulatein the office, whose official bodiethink it a waste of public mone:to throw him a bit of public printing occasionally at living priceswhose citizens have come to regard it as one of their inalienablirights to work him for long-wind,ed obituary notices and in memori,ams with three inches of hymtbook poetry st the end, to salnothing about an occasional notic(of a lost cow or some cottonseedsale, and we will show a communi,ty that is living from hand t(mouth, and is always living on th4rugged edge of adversity. Peophought to stop to think about thee<things, It is an inmportant matterIt is their own good that is involv,ed, the welfare and progress oftheir community, therefore ofthemselves.A local paper is absolutely necessary to any community. Nomerchant, no grand jury, no towncouncil that spends' every yearall it can afford with the home paper, whether the expenditure isabsolutely necessary or not, makesa wiser, more profitable invest.ment. They are not "giving" thehome paper something. On thecontrary, it is earning every centit gets, and more, providing it is ipaper worth picking up in th,road.And if it isn't that sort of a paper it is usually the fault of th<towm in which it is published..Press and Printer.FAILIED.All efforts have failed to find a bette1.emeody for coughs,. cold. and lungtroubles than Foley's Honey and Tar.It stops the cough, heals the lungs andp revrets ,serious results from a cold.JN. Patterson, Nashua, Iowa writes"Last winter I had a bad cold on mjlungs and tried at least half a dozeradvertised cough medicines and hadtreati ent from two physicians withoulget'tin any benefit. A friend recom.mende Foley's Honey a d Tar and twothirds of a bottle cured me, I consideIt the greatest cough and lvng medicinein the world."Pickens Drug Co. B. F. Smith, Easley.The Manufacturers' Record fendsthat Southern farnt lands have ad.tance4 in value about one billion--tonhundreil million--dollar. in the last. couple of years, We do uot doubt itin' the least, but The Record did notsecure en approximation of its figure.tromn the tax returns.-Oolumbl.Torture ofs a Peache..The story of the torture of Re,.O0. D.Toore, pastor of the. Baptist church, ofHarpesille, N. '1., will Inferest you.I1 uy*I suffered agonies, because. oE ~4w~tent-cough,~ resulting fro~m the, $ toasleep eittig up in bed.t444 m'ayremedies, writhont relief,~ 11 ~D-. IKing's liew- Discovery~oslption oouglie and olds,n osl ure4 my cough, and4~ a~fomn oonsuzuptign.' A grando seased toenpitions. of Throat~ . At rl~ns Wrng Go~d $ 4 Ituateed. Triafbetoedifficult aretQ optureibh Southernthan V rganiseWinterweather a g Aoonroted re niob "indieveloped' Jlnothe 'ror"At -.n4,714 dogtippe with HIits niiserable p. lesays Mr. . leton G1Landing ie"s 4410* 01to ensbhings tnius sorei hed top up, kiieyes and 108 rninng, with alternatespells of chills and fever. We beganusigg'- Uhamberlain's Congh Remedy,aillog the same with a dose of Chamberlain's tomach and Liver Tablets, and St4 its liberni 'Ise soon coimplotelyktiocked out the' grip." hese Tablotspromote a healthy not.ion of the bowels, si-r uid 41 'Iry whil: is alwaya yni1reaed S- .5417 b, '"I- C likelySCAPILed. 1-t g for U1aR thtisid it it,likely that tnc appa1uicmso i..-ease i)the dog population is ottributable tothe activity of the school pe'ople inse ing that the dogs get on tax books.The coputy with th. biggest dogpopulation is Orangeb'urg with4,464.Strange to say the inmallest dogpopulation is that of Charleston,altbongh embracing the largest cityin the State, it has only 454 canineq.The returne show that Obarlestonhas as many pianoa as it has dogs,f although a caller at the comptrollergeneral's office recently said that liehad counted over 40 homoe o: on tstreet in Charleston from which heheard the piano strains of "BlueBelle" alone. A Charlesion man saysthat this man has seriously strained Ihis veracity.-The State.1 Doctora coulD Not Help Iler."I had kidney trouble for years,"writes Mrs. Ralymond Oonuer of Shelton,Wash., "and the docters could not holp 4r me. I tried Foley's eidney cure, and thevery first dose gave me relief and I amSnow cured. I cannot say too much forFoley's Kidney cure." It makea thediseased kidneys sound so they willeliminate the poisons from the bloud.Unles they do) thi,, good health isimpossible. Pickens Drug company,R. F. Smilb Easley.Dragging to Death.A miserable invalid suffering fromdisordered female functions, monthlypains,. nervousness, falling feelings,dizziness, indigestion, biliousness,constipation, etc., will find relief inWine of Caudui and Thedford'sBlack-Draught, twopf the most valu.able, reliable, edientific, curativemedicines known for the treatment ofsick women. They are sold at all1drug stores, and should be in cycryhome. Try thoem. .Bears a The kiad You liave Alas Bought~A Canadian teacher fell heir lastyear to an English estate of ?20,000,.says the Philadelphia Ledger. Inthe lawyer's office the clerks madebets as to how she would take it. hOne thought she would scream, two iwere of the opinion that she wouldburst into tears, t,,wo others favoredhysterics. Her reply to the mnessen- Clger was disconcerting: "I shallfinish my monthly report, hear these aspelling errors, whip two boys and 1be at your oftice in forty minutes." f"For seven years," WVrites (Geo. W~ tHoffman, o1 Harper, Wash., "I had a rbitter battle, with ohronio stomach andliver trouble, but at last I won, and acured my diseases, by the use ofElectrio Bitters. I unhesitaitingly ro eommend them to all, nnd don't mntendin the future to be without them in the rhouse. They are certainly a wonderfu iimedicine, to have cured such a bad caseas mine." Sold, under guarantee to dosame for you, by Pickens Drug Co.; I:at 50o. a bottl-. Try them today. rZachery-Ashmore. tOn the 27th uIt., a mxarriage occur. rred at Central in which a good many oof our reader. felt an interest, that of vMiss Spille. Zachery, of Rosman, N. '0., and 3, II. Ashmnore, of Pickena. iMr. Ashmore is to be congratulated non winning so charming a bride and ahelpmate. "Rufe," as he is familiar. Jly calledl . y all who know him, is a asteady, thorough-going yo0ung man, tiat present engaged in the employ of g,"Uncle Sw," and he and bride will e,reside in fickens. For the bresent dthey are [t home to their friends at othe resi4g ce of W. fl. Ashmnore.Inspi in g of this marriage the :Sylvan Valley (N. C.) News of the ~28th ult., says: "A weodding whichwill interest mnany of our readers was tannounced to occur at Centrat,'8. 0., tIon the 27th inst.. Miss Salie Zache- hiry of the Rosman section was the Mbride, and 3. Rt. Ashmore of PIakens, W8. C., was the groom. The brid1e is 9well known to nearly all our renders,and only good wishes for' her futurehappiness- will follow her. Thegroom, we are informed, belongs toone of the most respected and~ well-todo familhes of Pickens count:/. Atpresent he is carrying a Rt. F. D.oute out from Pickens. The Newselahtu them avery hanninessan ifen,"Act -directly on the 1 ver.They ire .c6nSt1Patlbne sP i 1 s lbilousness, sick-headache.Sold for 00 years,Want yournmoustache or beard B DYE9 beautifu brown r rich black? Use Yn rBusiness Suits!This is the Suit that you should be themost careful in selecting, as one lives in abusiness suit six days out of seven, andone expects naturally to be more satisfiedin picking' out this class of apparel-than amore drcs..y suit.Now we Have Given SpecialAttention to This Line,And are ready to please any one. To seeis to buy. Come in and be oneof the lucky ones.L. Rothschild,Solo Agent for HaWes Hats and Dutchess Trousers.A Woman's HatWhen a woman goesto buy a Hat she insists. upon it posessiigthree things:STYLESHAPESERVICECall and let us showyou how well we canlllease you on thesepoints.MRS. We =. NESEBITT.,111 S. Main St., Greenville, S. C. Millinery,FA WELMay the happiest day of your pastb e the saddest clay ofyour future.As you keep climbing the hills of prosperity May younever meet a friend comin'g down.One-Price Cash Store.WELCOME 1906.Come unto us ali ye that have been labouring under thecredit buying system and have been laden down with highprices and we will yorwaidbano Craig Bros, cashbargain pillow.1yorwaidbin0Notice to Pensioners cA r'Ow...I Wil . Bears outIoo vi o, the A The Kind You flaye Always Boughlday in January 1P0G, fcur the purpoJse .igur -of *mking ont alpplientionsR for old Tanow getting pensions and wiah to ap /ply for pension./All now drawing will continue to //receive their penslions withont fur- Arkansas and SouthWesyther application-. onewa ticketse at halr fare 1.11s se. /Jan , 196 J B.,ewbey. ound ti ip tickets at 1ess thani one-way,Jar~ ~ 190 en B. C o m bconr . ~ fare. From Memhia18via Cotton Helt Route 4Jan.. 2and 16.DerMh 1eKn7Y1 ae l Fe b 6 and 20I~I~t~fl /Stop-ovors both ways and 21 dlays return,imiiit on round trip tickets. writo for map-- - - f_______________~ older, and pick your date and say wendt wihere you want to go and we will give4Notice ol' Escheat4. ~ yu ruiinrmrauin by return mani.Lands of Calvin M. Smith, deceased.An Ingnest of escheatedI lands of Cal. s ,. P. suri'ir, T. P. A /vin M. Smith, late of Pickenus coun1ty, ~jcoiton nett noumtc,deconaed, having been madeb at 'the ~ 23EJmtc)OSpring termi of 1905, of thee Court of 201 itPle nndnCommon Plecas for said county, aid cr- A TiANTA, oA.tifiedi to me b~y the presiding judge, and /afi(1iqi est having been1 returnedl to me) M A * \ N ' \ \ \ ~by 113 m'~3ator, notice is hereby given -i ~i~~to the heirs at lawv of the said Caelvin M. ~ q~Smith, or others claiming under 1him), toappear and make claim to said eseheated,Baid Calvin M. Smith dned October16, 1901, and was tihe person last seized spersede~imo Tab0 1001of said lands, which are described as Eacetwiveaug. do loofollows: No ead no t TTOn oiAll that piece, parcel or tract of land Noe Mixe Not sA IO od iNedlying an~d beiua sitnate in the couniy of~ :0pi1:0aa1 ~kt.a Mpxn M:ixedPickena state of South (oarolina i'i ,as-4 jm1(:6 m ,-ienr 2:45pm 6:26 pm atatoe township on east side of Big Eas.~6 i 305 I Iaro 2 : 3 p" (11 Pntatoe oreek, comprising three hundred ii: to .mI 12 n *^'iall's 2:25pm 1:0 Iofnd.wenty-five (325 acres mor or l 5 pmt Ii:i an, ar 1ansAlin '~ 2oinn 0:00 pmjoitng lands of I ester Stewvart an *Flag stations;pm .0mlands formerly owned by David Parker All trains daily ex cepI sfliayand others and knownt as the Alpha lIar.. N'o ii ith~ southern Italiway No aston home place. No. 12coneth itli orni Rlailway No' 12Oct4m6 A. J. noG.s i I conn.cts was lro~ue"n'tay 44(Ilerk of ('onrt for ickens con'v. Fo an infonnaionapy uteMpI.0F.1 Breele, woodwerkmian, in tbebinore building, is propred toDd or make ovr.your ,Vebiele and,a generrl line of tepat:work.. Saw.ting and sharpening a e'peoialty.ve me a call when in need of gen:d repair work. Prepared to do allids of pipe cutting and fit ting. tfTHE MARINE ENGINEER.arttling Example showinfg the bhangern of 111m Calling.Of all causes of boiler deterloraUon.ys H-. P. Watson in the EngineeringagazIno. Iy far the mout numerous*e thJo ariring fioi the presence ofaile and its twinl sister, incrustation:tit broken bracco can give an englDer a very baid quarter of an hour. Acantwr plying on the groat lakesany years ago carried very highteam for those days-fifty -pounds perEjiare inch on a very large and lighttell. The engineer on wattcll was downi tho flire roAm loollng around When amid bang entuo from one of the boilrs. Instantly divining the cause, ht.oked questioningly at the head watchender, who replied, "De jabers, I hopehat ain't next door ne!ghbor to theine that let go on the other watch."That startled the engineer, for he badlot been told of the other broken bracele at once stopped the blowers, opendl the doors, sit the stop valve boween boilers and put on the feedxumps as rapidly as they could go sois to reduce pressure. The deck do)artllent was notifned that it would beaccessary to stop, and they hauled to>ne side of the chanel and waited fortho coning up of another boat In thc3ame line passe4 a few miles back.the paisuengers (there were 1,000 onboard) nad malls wero transferred, and1the boat returned with the Injuredboiler out of business.Upon examination the next day I1was found that three braces had giverway at or near one another, two letLing go Rimultaneously apparently, an(that the precautions taken against alisanter (which would have been terriblo if it had occurred) were none tozoon. This was merely an episode withn the everyday duty of an enginee:mnd carries its own warning.But Ile Wouldnt TeiLGayboi-I had the bulliest chece t(clas another fellow's girl in the darlbe other night. What would.you hav<tone under the circumstances?Rounder-1 would have kissed herlure. What did you do?.Gaybol--Well, I won't say what Ilid, but I'm glad you approve myourso of aetion.-Judgo.The Verdtet,"Did the jury find the prisoneiFuilty?" inqutred a man concerning n>urglar."No, sir," responded the policeman'They didn't find him at all. flo gol1way."What makes life dreary is the wan)f a motive -George Eliot.Libery Locals.Now as 1905 has passed to th<reat beyond, it is but meet an<'roper that we start out by turnog a new leaf and pressing for,ard for better things, striving t<irn our past experience, whetheittended with success or failure, t<.Lir good and head our first page>r 1906 with some grand and noe resolutionsand strive to Jive upthem.There were many strange facesLiberty for thehohidays.S. D. Stewart ad wife spent theollidays with their sons in .Atlan.Jeff Richardson of Texas, and.ury Mauldin of Lavonia, Ga.,uine over tor the holidays.Walter McAllister aged about 21nd a son of Jas. McAllister ofiberty, died at the home of hisIther on the 25th uit., after a vislent and brief attack of kidney-oublo. His rmains were laid to3st the day following his deaththe Liberty burying ground.The town of Liberty wvas shockd about 10 a. in. Friday by therioet diabolical outrage ever comniitted in our town it being theret Case of the kind, A burlyrunto in human form, a negroamed George Copoland, en teredbie home of Tr. T1. James one-halfrailo Cast of town and in a fewv feetf the Raney road and aasaultod,ithi intent to rape Mirs. James,ho was alone at thme time and beg in feeble health she wias notatc~h for her assailanit who beat'ud smothered he'r cons(ierably,ust at that time a wagon crossedsmall bridge near the Ih'use andie n~egro- escaped. A pos was>onJ formed and the~ country Scour.:I catching the negro at IIon.ricks' store about :12 miles nor brjhere,beforo nuight and turnjing himver to Policeman Abercrombie.[e was brought before Mrs. Jamesho identified him at once, Thelicers thinking it a wise coursetake all precaution nee.-ssary forme safety of the pirisoneor slippedm1 off quietly to Pickens jail.r. .Jamues is a white man who[th~ his wife cameo here fromborgia.J. P. ATTAWAYI SURVEYORFOTA RY PUBLICJnhnsan Streef. West of Jail.t*~feandASP DSURES COUGHS, COLDS, CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITI,WHOOPING COUGH SORE THROAT HOARSENESSLOSS OF VOICE LO6SENS THE PHLEGM AND EASESEXPECTORATIONAEALS THE LUNGS.Endorsed by leading physicians as the BEST remedy forChildren s Croup and Whooping Cgugh becauseit contains NO OPIATES. The action of Ballard's Horehound Syrup is mild and benign, it is adapted to infants, as wellasadults of every variety of temperament and constitution.Read This Remarliable Testimonial.MRS. B. W. EVANS, ClearWater, Kas., writes:--"My husbandwas sick for three months and the doctors told me he had quick consumption. We procured a bottle of Ballard's Horohound Syrup, andIt' cured him. He is now a well man, but we always koep a bottleIn the house, and think it has no equal for pulmonary diseases."Easy to Take; Sure to Cure; Every Bottle Guaranteed.THRZI SIZE S: 25c, s0o. $1.00.BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMAENT CO., - ST. LOUIS, MO.SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BYP cICEE..'lT&J D.-L7.TGr C c>.To the Trading Public.You will find my stdck of goods very complete this fall, consistingDry Goods and Notionsof most all kinds. Great bargains in Clothing and Shoes, Boys, aYouths' Suits, Men's Odd Coats and Pants, Overcoats for Boys' aMen, Ladies' ackets and Skirts, Men's and Boys' Knit Overshirts aUnderwear. Give me a call and be convinced that you can buy gotas cheap here as anywhere.WE SELL BALLARD'S FLOUR-OBELISK IS THE BEST,Mrs. L. E. MANN, Six Mile., S, (I have a good line ofAmong them are tho recominenialo old style Seth ThomasClocks with weights, which. I am selling at special bargains.Ard a toew line of SILVERWARE. Also solid Gold andSilver WATChIES. A nice lne of Spectaclos; I guaranteeglasses to fit ey. All kinds of' I pair work in the jewlry line.HI. SNIDER, - - Easley, S.~ C.Nice Line of FruitsAnd extracts to make fruit oak's for Christmna ""-.- .prices are leasonable.I have some rar. .In men's and bo'gloves, eta. A nico Iihosiery ete., for ladiesdrella flour to make thrinrmas cakes, the be'st in A mi rca. You canmake a niice cake without goo I flour. The best is the choa ,ost. Youxfor a nierry Christmas.J. F. H ARRIS, By hmsef.A nice line of ove-rcoats to go at a bargain.Notice the Insurance Featuresof the Liberty BankBurglar Insurance Caishier Under BondFire Insurance Depositors' InsuranceIf a burglar blows the safe, and flre distroys the buildIng, and the cashierskips out with what he can get-notice the result:'IPhe B~urglar Insurance Co. reinlces what the burglar got; the Firo InsuranceTio. pays I or d.he biuilding andI Iixtur( s; the' P'ond Co. rep ace's what t he cashieruok;te buri t rs(iath e t IFiund p.n s the dep)ositors--atul the bank wvouldTour deposit is insured in the Liberty 13a:.k and it costs you nothing. Ayord to the wise is sufficient. Respectfully,I!. C. SIllRLTEY, Cashier.FO1 S ALE.r( acres of land near Marietta, S. C.,onl Putnpkontown road. $10 per acre.20 acres near Travelers IRest,joining~ lands of Mr'. Tho Cunningham. Part of the ButlerWatson old lOhmo. .$l5 p~er acro.s~o small tracts of land, 20 to 50 acres.'o have also seme very desirable lots'near e' y limi's. TRese l( tu areale(ng the Car line-$60 each.THACKSTON & SONGreenville. %. t.